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• n  the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time

• Despite the Bush Administration's deserved reputation for punctuality, not every new midnight regulation was finalized in time, and the Obama White House acted quickly to slow what .
• Evelyn Waugh said that punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
• With the punctuality that is the courtesy of Kings, at exactly 10 o'clock, Albert, Elizabeth and the Royal children arrived.

• promptness

• tardiness

News & Articles

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• Virgin Trains Push for Greater Consistency
  LONDON, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the Office of Rail Regulation statement on Network Rail's punctuality targets, Tony Collins Virgin Trains CEO said: "It is crucial that we get punctuality ...
  June 12, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• George Takei in FOXNews
  Takei called his longtime partner an "organized, detail-obsessed, punctuality-driven control freak."
• Gwyneth Dunwoody in BBC News
  Commons transport committee chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody said: "This is a terrible picture of failure." "The department's only successes are against road safety and rail punctuality targets. And I imagine that most rail users would be surprised...
• Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng in Ghana News Agency
  He said "hardwork, punctuality, discipline and anti-corruption would be the hallmark of my administration," adding that his top priority would be irrigation, health and education.